CMS Energy names SVP, VP
JACKSON—CMS Energy Corp., the Jackson-based utility holding company, announced the appointment of LeeRoy Wells Jr. senior vice president of operations and Tonya Berry vice president of gas operations. Wells was …
T-Mobile adding wireless home internet service in Michigan
BELLEVUE, Wash.—T-Mobile, the mobile subsidiary of the German telecom company Deutsche Telekom that now includes Sprint, is expanding its $50-a-month home internet pilot service to more than 130 cities and …
CMS Energy revenue, profits inch upward
JACKSON—CMS Energy, the Jackson-based utility holding company, reported net income of $210 million or 76 cents a share in the third quarter, up from $207 million or 73 cents a …
CMS Energy revenue, net income rise
JACKSON—Officials at CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) announced second quarter net income of $136 million or 48 cents a share, up from $93 million or 33 cents a share in the …
AT&T improves rural Michigan internet in 61 counties
LANSING–AT&T Inc. announced that it had extended high-speed internet service to more than 69,000 homes and businesses in 61 Michigan counties though its participation in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) …
Construction starts on Consumers Energy solar farms
MINNEAPOLIS—Geronimo Energy LLC, a Minneapolis-based subsidiary of London, England-based National Grid Group plc, announced the start of construction activities for two Michigan solar projects whose energy will be purchased by …
CMS Energy net income rises despite revenue decline
JACKSON—CMS Energy, the Jackson-based utility holding company, reported net income of $243 million or 85 cents a share in the first quarter of 2020, up from $213 million or 75 …
Consumers Energy CEO to keynote renewable energy conference
LANSING—Patti Poppe, president and CEO of Jackson-based CMS Energy Co., will serve as keynote speaker of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council’s Eighth Annual Energy Innovators Conference April 22 at …
Consumers Energy taps San Francisco firm for residential battery storage pilot
JACKSON—Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, announced a collaboration with Sunverge, a San Francisco, Calif.-based provider of rooftop solar and home energy management systems, for a Consumers Energy residential battery …
Pharma startup raises $5M to complete Phase 2 clinical trials
FARMINGTON HILLS—Ocuphire Pharma Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapies to treat patients with a variety of ophthalmic disorders, announced that it has closed on over $5 million of financing. …